無他

Chinese

		not have	he; him; other
trad. (無他)		無	他
simp. (无他)		无	他

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wútā

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄊㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ taa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wútā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄊㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúta
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-tʻa¹
    • Yale: wú-tā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuta
    • Palladius: ута (uta)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ tʰä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ taa¹
    • Yale: mòuh tā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ taa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ ta¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ tʰaː⁵⁵/

Phrase

無他

1. to have no other (reasons, intentions, etc.)
   • (Can we date this quote?), 歐陽修 [Ouyang Xiu], 賣油翁 [The Old Oil Seller]‎^[1]:

     無他，但手熟爾。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     无他，但手熟尔。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Wútā, dàn shǒushú ěr. [Pinyin]

     No other skills, but lots of practice.

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wútuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ to¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wútuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wútuo
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-tʻo¹
    • Yale: wú-twō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wutuo
    • Palladius: уто (uto)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ to¹
    • Yale: mòuh tō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ to¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ to¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ tʰɔː⁵⁵/

Adjective

無他

1. (archaic) harmless; unharmed

References

• “無他”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.